Materials and Mechanisms of Superconductivity 2012 Conference; Washington, DC, July 29 through August 3, 2012

NSF的资金将用于支持（注册和旅行）初级和早期职业科学家参加2012年超导材料和机制会议（M2S 2012）。该会议每三年举行一次，汇集了世界各地的专家和年轻科学家，讨论超导体基础物理和应用方面的开放性问题，并传播超导体和相关新材料的最新理论和实验研究成果。它代表了一个训练场，对保持美国在这一重要技术领域的领导地位至关重要。本次会议将集中讨论高温铜酸盐超导体、高温铁基超导体、拓扑超导体、有机超导体和重电子超导体中的关键未解问题。将强调电子设备以及能量传输和存储的新材料和新技术应用的发现。将有关于超导和能源的特别会议，以及外联会议，包括晚上的公开讲座。 会议期间还将举行初级研究员座谈会和一个特殊的初级研究员联谊招待会。会议将为高级研究生和博士后研究人员提供一个理想的环境，探索最新的理论和实验方法，以研究对基础科学和技术应用都具有巨大重要性的材料物理学中的挑战性问题。代表性不足的团体的成员被招募为会议发言人，为参加会议的年轻科学家提供榜样和潜在的导师

NSF funds will be used to support (registration and travel) the attendance of junior and early career scientists at the 2012 Materials and Mechanisms of Superconductivity Conference (M2S 2012). This conference, occurring every three years, brings together world experts and young scientists to discuss open questions in the fundamental physics and applications of superconductors and to disseminate the latest theoretical and experimental research results in superconductors and related novel materials. It represents a training ground essential to maintaining U.S. leadership in this technologically important area. This conference will focus on key unanswered questions in high-temperature cuprate superconductors, high-temperature iron-based superconductors, topological superconductors, organic superconductors, and heavy-electron superconductors. The discovery of new materials and novel technological applications for electronic devices and for energy transmission and storage will be emphasized. There will be special sessions on superconductivity and energy, and outreach sessions, including an evening public lecture. There will also be junior researcher symposia interspersed within the conference and a special junior researcher networking reception. The conference will provide an ideal environment for advanced graduate students and postdoctoral researchers to explore the latest theoretical and experimental methods to investigate challenging questions in the physics of materials having tremendous importance to both fundamental science and technological applications. Members of underrepresented groups have been recruited as conference speakers to provide role models and potential mentors for the young scientists who will participate